I don't listen to sports radio unless I am stuck with someone else who has control of the radio dial. On Monday, I was getting a ride home from work from my dad and he had 970 on. David Todd kept calling Douglas Murray "Douglas Murphy." Repeatedly. Then he had Rob Rossi on - Rossi emphasized "Murray" a few times but apparently Todd did not notice.

Last night I was over my parents' house before the Pens game. David Todd was on the radio again* and still referring to him as "Douglas Murphy."

*side note: I think I've mentioned this before but my parents have a weird sports radio obsession. I did not inherit it apparently.

Sam's Drunk Dog wrote:Todd was referring to the Presidents' Trophy as the Presidents Cup earlier today on Penguins Live. I don't think he is that big of a hockey fan.

I don't expect or want every sports talk radio host in Pittsburgh to be a hockey fan. However, I do expect someone who has their own show to at least know the names of the players involved in big deals like this. Shame on him and even more shame on his producers for not correcting him - it comes across as sloppy & unprofessional.

Never thought I'd say it but I actually miss Bendel. I'd turn on his show occasionally during breaks on the Fan/X and I'd listen to it exclusively after 6 PM because I can't take Filaponi. David Todd is unlistenable. He knows the Bucs and Steelers but that's where it stops. Not sure what he knows about Pitt.

Savran is off today and some guy named KC Bartholomew filled in for him. I turned him off after 15 minutes. He kept mispronouncing Iginla's last name (kept pronouncing it e-ga-la) and then saying that the team record for the longest winning streak is 20 when it's actually 17.

Tim Thomasen wrote:Savran is off today and some guy named KC Bartholomew filled in for him. I turned him off after 15 minutes. He kept mispronouncing Iginla's last name (kept pronouncing it e-ga-la) and then saying that the team record for the longest winning streak is 20 when it's actually 17.

I happened to catch that, too .. guy never ID'd himself .. I had no idea who he was/is/whatever .. but came across as clueless.

As for Vinnie-Cook animosity being staged .. by comparison Madden-Colony = almost completely staged ... Vinnie-Cook = almost completely real

A few weeks back around the time the steelers re signed willie gay i listened to madden for the first hour or so then later in the day i listned to colin dunlap. dunlap pretty much word for word used the first 30 minutes of maddens show as his. every point madden made dunlap made. so i texted into the show and told him good job using maddens monaloge as his own. he responds saying he didnt hear maddens today but his is different so i then told him every point that madden made and then compared his. his response was im just some little ******* that is trying to start **** and him and mm are bffs. it was great to iratate him

PghSkins wrote:I liked Chris Muller back when I'd hear him maybe once a month late at night. Now, his propensity for tying everything in all sports back to basketball is about to make me shoot my radio.

PghSkins wrote:I liked Chris Muller back when I'd hear him maybe once a month late at night. Now, his propensity for tying everything in all sports back to basketball is about to make me shoot my radio.